Newsletter of the Laytonsville Elementary School PTA
BULLDOG BULLETIN
President’s Message
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is
shown in acts.
November 2013
CALENDAR
Fri., 11/22,
9:30 am PTA
Business Meeting.
All invited.
Fri., 12/13,
9:30 am PTA
Business Meeting.
All invited.
12/10-12/12
LES Holiday Shop
Mon, 12/16,
11:45 am-1:45 pm
Staff Appreciation
Dessert Day
Fri, 12/20, 2:30 pm
LES Holiday
Sing-a-long
~Henri Frederic Amiel
As the holiday season approaches the LES
community has many things for which to
be thankful. Over the past month we accomplished so many things that have and
will continue to benefit our school. We
could not have done this without the tremendous support of the teachers, administration and most of all the parents.
Once again our “Feed the Bulldogs” campaign was a huge success. Thanks to the
hard work of Kim Braun and Jessica
Snyder and the generosity of our community, we were able to raise $18,266.00 and
had 70% participation, which is amazing.
As promised, our goal is to spend the
money on improvements during the
2013-14 school year. The first purchase we
will make is another laptop cart, which we
hope will be in the school by January. Mrs.
Sagona is diligently working on the purchase order and approval from MCPS.
This new laptop cart will give our children
additional access to computers in the classrooms and media center. Additionally, two
of the three Cultural Arts assemblies have
been scheduled. The first assembly is this
month and features the Luis Garay Percussion World, which is sure to be a hit. We
will keep you apprised of additional purchases as they happen.
November is a special time to give
thanks. We have so much to be thankful
for … this past Monday we thanked our
veterans and active service members in
an emotional and impactful ceremony.
Our children displayed the utmost respect for the veterans and performed
beautifully at the podium and on the
stage singing. The student body proved
once again that they are respectful and
responsible.
Since our last communication there have
been some exciting and successful
events: Halloween parties, Book Fair
and Family Fun Night, none of which
could have happened without your help
and willingness to volunteer. All of our
children benefit from and enjoy these
activities.
“No duty is more urgent than that of returning
thanks.” ~James Allen
Our most sincere appreciation for your
generosity, time, energy and constant
support, we wish you all a wonderful
Thanksgiving.
Kathleen Songer
Shannon Hockey
LES PTA Presidents
[email protected]
[email protected]
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE
‘FEED THE BULLDOG’ CAMPAIGN
Year 2 of the direct donation fundraiser was another huge success! 70% of all students participated in raising
$18,266.00 for LES this year. This money will be spent on more technology, like laptop carts and iPads for
classrooms, school assemblies, guest authors, and STEM events like our annual science expo.
Congratulations to Mrs. Murphy's class - the only class to have 100% student participation in the drive, making
LES history. They will be given a special treat for their accomplishment before Thanksgiving break. Congratulations to our weekly class participation winners: Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Milligan, Mrs. Turner, Mrs. LaRocca and
Mrs. Grimsley.
Thank you all again for investing in your child's education at LES!
HELP SHOW OUR
APPRECIATION FOR
LES STAFF
ANNUAL HOLIDAY
SHOP COMING TO LES:
DEC 10-12
Please consider providing a home made or store
bought baked good for our staff appreciation holiday dessert day on December 16th, 11:45 am 1:45 pm. Desserts can be dropped off Monday
morning in the staff lounge. We are also looking for
volunteers to set up, serve, and clean up between
9:30 am and 2:15 pm. Please help us show how
much we appreciate all that the LES staff does to
support our children.
Students will have the opportunity to shop for inexpensive holiday gifts for family members, friends, etc.
during recess and afterschool. Watch for more information!
Please email Stephani Johnson, Hospitality Chair at
[email protected] if you are able to support this
event with baked goods or volunteering your time.
THANK YOU FAMILY FUN NIGHT VOLUNTEERS
A fun time was had by all last Wednesday. A huge thanks go out to our wonderful celebrity Bingo callers Mrs.
Buras, Mrs. Newby, Mrs. Sagona and Johan. Thank you to Mrs. Mohr, Mr. Buras and LES building services for
set-up and coordination assistance. And thank you to our many volunteers: Effie Frankowski, Casey Fernandes,
Chyeslan, Patti Twemlow, Cathleen Marose, Susan Keeley, Mike Mitrione and Larry Neukam; our middle
schoolers, Jack Songer, Justin Fitzgerald and Jacob Grimes, and our many LES students who jumped in to help
throughout the night with drinks, stapling, set-up, Promethean board and prizes. It could not have happened
without your help!!
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THANK YOU
ROOM PARENTS
Thank you to all of our room parents who
made our Halloween parties a success!
The kids had a blast and we couldn’t have
done it without your support.
SHOW YOUR LES SPIRIT—
SHOP THE ONLINE STORE
Shop all new winter merchandise online at www.sayitgraphicsshop.com through December 1. A variety of sizes are available at
at affordable prices. Free shipping to LES. Be sure to fill in your
child's name and teacher when ordering.
Notes: Child size lace up sweatshirts and ladies sweat pants run
small - order a size or two larger. T-shirts colors described as
"safety" mean NEON - they are fun and BRIGHT!
Questions about colors, sizes, etc.? Contact Kim Braun at
[email protected].
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
It’s not too late to join the PTA for this school year…we need your support! If you haven’t joined yet, please
join today! Find a membership application on the last page or download one from the PTA section of the LES
website. We’d like to welcome our newest members for the 2013-2014 school year:
Andrea Anderson, Erica Apotov, Layle & Damon Barbacci, Kelly Barrett, Frank Beddick, Kevin Bohrer, Dawn Bowman, Sean &
Heather Boyle, Kris & Charles Bradsher, Kim & Gary Braun, Jim & Amy Buras, Misuk & Everett Byre, Cindy & Joseph Cacace, Kelley
Cedillo, Amy Celtnieks, Kristin Chaffman, Donna Chee, Kuan Chiang, Vanilkakumari Chockalingam, Taryana Cline-Thomas, Jane &
Greg Czarnopys, Laurie DeArmond, Mara & Erik Deitrick, Ann & Jeremy Derryberry, Tuong Doan, Whitney Eagleson, Kate Ellison,
Kathy & Jason Erb, Rosa Fanney, Dongfanf Feng, Eric & Jenny Flanary, Steve & Tracy Fogle, Rachel Forest, Delia Galley, Trang &
Matt Gisler, Mike Goodman, David Gundlach, Elizabeth & Akpenamawu Habib, Jessica & Nathan Hager, Mariam & Waiss Hasrat,
Diane Hayes, Michelle Hedquist, Jon & Laura Henning, Carl & Tricia Holland, Vinitha Jayalal, Kory & Lisa Johnson, Tamera & Jeffrey
Jones, Parveen Kaushal-Navale, Laura Keeler, Ryan & Lynley Kees, Susan & Mark Kuhns, Stephen & Marizol LaPointe, Susan LaRocca, Kathleen Lattner, Joe & Esther Lee, Kenny & Kristina Lew, Kathy Lippincott, Erin Magee, Lubna Malik, Charlene & Kevin Matthews, Moni Mazhari, Liz & Bob McCLure, Charles & Bette Mercer, Meg & Mike Mikula, Megan Miller, GiGi Moss, Maria Muller,
Henry & Linda Nardone, Laila Navarro, Stacy Newby, Amy O’Leary, Mitch & Jenny Patterson, LaTricia Poole, Jennifer & Michael
Popek, Kari & Keith Primozic, Bonnie Proch, MaryEllen & Nicholas Ritchie, Lucian & Jenny Romano, Marisol Rosenthal, Jennifer &
Jared Ross, Leslie Sadlier, Caroline & Gregory Scace, Jason Scott, Donna Scott, Anoushah Shokouhi, Jeannette Simmons, Rita & Charlie Smith, Gary & Hana Smith, Beth Smith, Margaret Feerick & Kyle Snow, Lessy & Alan Stephens, Heather Sylvester, Denise Taltavull, Dana & Ryan Torres, Warren Tracey, Kathi Van Hoesen, Catherine Wallenmeyer, Pearl Webster, Wendy Wells, Dana Wershiner ,
Dianna & Travis Wissink, Janet Woolwine, Crystal & James Wright, and Kimberly Yingling!
THANK YOU BOOK FAIR
VOLUNTEERS AND SHOPPERS
Nothing is better than seeing children happy about reading! The Book Fair was full of smiling, happy children
buying books and READING them! This couldn't have happened without our Book Fair volunteers. A BIG
thank you to Book Fair Chairs, Kim Braun and Dawn Little and parent volunteers, including Kari Primozic,
Shannon Hockey, Susan Keeley, Jessica Snyder, Dianna Wissink, Laura Henning, Ray Forest, Cathleen and
Courtney Marose, Antoine Butler, Gigi Moss, Ann Derryberry, Kris Bradsher, Amy Morantes, Diane Hayes, Jen
Santa Rita, Meg Mikula, Stacie Vodra, Lisa Latendresse, Debbie Shelley, Trang Gisler, Katie and Sara Crocker.
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2013-2014 LES PTA
Membership Registration Form
Join the PTA and become a part of the LES community–feel involved, support your school, and stay informed on school activities. By joining the PTA, you help support many wonderful programs at LES including assemblies, festivals, cultural and science events, family fun nights, after school activities, as well
technology purchases and classroom supplies. Also, as a PTA member, you will receive discounts at select
vendors and receive a free school directory and a subscription to LES PTA Cyber News whereby you will
receive weekly bulletins via email as well as late breaking news and updates!
□ Yes, I would like to support Laytonsville Elementary and join the PTA.
□ No, I do not wish to join the PTA at this time.
Name(s):
Are you a Parent/Grandparent/Community member/business/alumni/other:
Phone:
Email address(s):
(Your email address will only be used to notify you of PTA and school info and will not be shared with anyone outside of the PTA.)
□ Enclosed is: $10 for individual membership
□ $18 for a family membership (each parent is encouraged to join)
Please make checks payable to “LES PTA”
The school directory will be sent home with the specified child:
Child
Teacher
A family membership will receive one directory. Please check here if you would like an
additional copy:
Membership application and dues need to be received by January for the current school year.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!
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